I. Any vegetable production that serves to propagate the species, a sprout, shoot, twig, sprig, sucker, graft, scion, slip, cutting, Varr. R. R. 1, 55: “malleoli, plantae, sarmenta, viviradices, propagines,” Cic. Sen. 15, 52; Verg. G. 2, 23.—
B. A young tree, a shrub that may be transplanted, a set, slip, Ov. R. Am. 193: “plantas ex seminario transferre in aliud,” Plin. 17, 11, 14, § 75: “plantae sinapis primā hieme translatae,” Col. 11, 3, 29: “thymi novellas plantas disponere,” id. 11. 3, 40: “puteusque brevis ... in tenuis plantas facile diffunditur haustu,” Juv. 3, 227: “planta, quam quis in solo nostro posuerit,” Gai. Inst. 2, 74 (but not used in the general sense of a plant, for which, in class. Lat.: “res quae gignitur e terrā, etc.,” Cic. Fin. 4, 5, 13; v. Madv. ad loc., and Krebs, Antibarb. p. 890).—
II. A sole, sole of the foot: “ah! tibi ne teneras glacies secet aspera plantas,” Verg. E. 10, 49: “citae,” Ov. M. 10, 591: “cubitales,” Plin. 7, 2, 2, § 24: “pedum plantae,” Verg. A. 8, 458: “mihi summa licet contingere sidera plantis,” Prop. 1, 8, 43: “plantā duci,” to be dragged by the heel, Juv. 5, 125: “tremulis insistere plantis,” id. 6, 96: “assequi plantā,” in the course, Sil. 13, 246: “certamina plantae,” a race, id. 16, 458: “quadrupedem planta fodiens, i. e. calcaribus,” id. 6, 212: “exsurgere in plantas,” Sen. Ep. 111, 3: “quid enim velocis gloria plantae Praestat,” Juv. 13, 98: “plantā magnā calcor,” id. 3, 247.—Prov.: “sutorem supra plantam ascendere vetuit (like ultra crepidam),” Val. Max. 8, 12 fin.
